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Amir Monemian Esfahani, doctoral student in mechanical and materials engineering.
December 17, 2019 - Amir Monemian Esfahani, a doctoral student in mechanical and materials engineering, has been chosen to recieve a 2020 Nebraska Center for Materials & Nanoscience Graduate Research Fellowship.  Full Story

Gwyneth Semanisin (left), a sophomore in electrical and computer engineering, gets a better view using a virtual reality program on iPads to bring an interactive model of Apple Park to life at the Apple Visitor Center in Cupertino, California.
December 17, 2019 - Gwyneth Semanisin, a sophomore in electrical and computer engineering, is one of eight first- or second-year students in the Walter Scott, Jr. Scholarship Program who traveled to California to present two apps in front of Apple executives at the company's  Full Story

Shane Farritor (center), professor of mechanical and materials engineering and chief technical officer of Virtual Incision, receives the Prem S. Paul Innovator of the Year Award from Brad Roth (left), NUtech Ventures executive director, and Bob Wilhelm, University of Nebraska-Lincoln vice chancellor of research and economic development.
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Shane Farritor (center), professor of mechanical and materials engineering and chief technical officer of Virtual Incision, receives the Prem S. Paul Innovator of the Year Award from Brad Roth (left), NUtech Ventures executive director, and Bob Wilhelm, University of Nebraska-Lincoln vice chancellor of research and economic development.
December 05, 2019 - College of Engineering faculty earned two of the five yearly awards presented Nov. 4 at the annual NUtech Ventures Innovator Celebration - Innovator of the Year and Startup Company of the Year.  Full Story

James C. Wolford, former professor of mechanics and mechanical engineering.
December 05, 2019 - James C. Wolford, a longtime former mechanics and mechanical engineering professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering and author of four engineering textbooks, passed away on Dec. 1. He was 99.  Full Story

Some structures remained standing amid the devastation caused by Hurricane Dorian when it hit the Bahamas in early September. Nebraska engineering professor Richard L. Wood recently visited the islands to gather data to help understand why. Photo taken at Golden Grove, East Grand Bahama.
December 02, 2019 - Richard L. Wood, a civil engineering assistant professor who specializes in disaster damage, has turned his expertise toward the Bahamas in an effort to understand why some buildings survived Hurricane Dorian’s onslaught in September 2019.  Full Story

Wei Qiao, professor of electrical and computer engineering.
December 02, 2019 - Wei Qiao, professor of electrical and computer engineering, has been selected for elevation to Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2020.  Full Story

A black sheen of oil floats on the surface of Pearl Harbor. The oil, released from the U.S.S. Arizona, rises to the surface as visitors look on from the memorial above. (NPS Submerged Resources Center)
December 01, 2019 - As the sunken USS Arizona continues to corrode in Pearl Harbor, the research by a Nebraska Engineering team - led by a former mechanical and materials engineering professor and two alumni - is gaining more notice.  Full Story

Phil Barutha, assistant professor of construction programs in the Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction.
November 25, 2019 - A Durham School team, headed by Philip Barutha, will analyze the feasibility of the assembly process that would support an offshore wind turbine that could make renewable energy more available.  Full Story

At the 2019 Excellence in Research Celebration, held Nov. 5 at the Van Brunt Visitors Center, the College of Engineering honored 39 faculty for their impactful research in Nebraska and across the world.
November 13, 2019 - The College of Engineering recognized 39 faculty from the college's seven academic units at the annual Excellence in Research event Nov. 5 at the Van Brunt Center. Each of the honorees were nominated by their unit chairs for impactful research.  Full Story